Abutment device for the heels of footwear



c. w. ELLIS v A BUTMENT DEVICE FOR THE HEELS OF'FOOTWEAR Filed April' 14 -192O Patented Dec. se 1924..

nniren STATES I LSZMIS PATENT UFFlQE.

CHARLES ELLIS. OF HABEBFIELD, NEAR SYDNEY, NEW SOUTH WALES. AUSTRALIA.

ABUTMENT DEVICE FOR THE HEELS 0F FOOIVVEAR.

Application filed April 14, 1920. Serial No. 373,842.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that CHARLES Nns'rironn EL- LIS, a subject of the King of Great Brltain and Ireland, residing at Haberfield, near Sydney, in the State of New South Wales, Australia, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Improved Abutment Devices for the Heels of Footwear, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an abutmentdevice for the heels of footwear particularly boots and shoes and hereinafter referred to as boots and shoes.

In some boots and shoes, particularly those having wooden heels, the upper forward edge of the heel is, in wear, forced upwardly into the waist and consequently the rear edge of the heel leaves the part against which it abuts. This defect discomforts the wearer and shortens the life of the boot or shoe.

Means have been devised to prevent or minimize the above mentioned defect but these means are more or less ineffective and some of them add materially to the cost of manufacture.

Now this invention provides an improved abutment device for the heels of boots and shoes which device is of cheap and simple construction, is readily positioned either during or after manufacture and is effective in its function, thereby ensuring the comfort of the wearer and lengthening the life of the boot or shoe.

This improved abutment device for the heels of footwear consists of a rigid plate (preferably of metal) with a transverse stop or rib. The stop or rib is, preferably nearer to one end of the plate the shorter part being, say about one half of an inch in length. The shorter part may be sharp ened on its forward edge or it may be pointed. The longer part has two or more holes in it and its edges are, preferably, chani fered.

But in order that the invention may be more readily understood it will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. I is a perspective view of the underside of a shoe showing this improved abutment device for the heel in position.

Fig. II is a sectional view of the heel part of a shoe showing the device inserted in the heel.

Fig. III is a perspective view of the de vice detached, and

Fig. IV is a central longitudinal section thereof.

Fig. V is a similar View to Fig. II but showing the device above the heel.

This improved abutment device for the heels of footwear is a plate of metal or other rigid material which has a transverse stop or ridge or bead 1, which forms a doubled folded portion of the plate. This stop 1 is nearer to one end, being say about one half of an inch from the end of the shorter part 2 and forming an angle 3 against which the corner or part 4 of the heel 5 will abut.

The shorter part 2 is sharpened on its forward edge 7 for insertion into or under a heel 5 as shown in Figs. II and V. The edges 8 of the longer part 9 are preferably chamfered and in this part are holes 10 to receive tacks or other means 11 whereby it may be secured to the waist 12 of the shoe 13.

It is to be understood that although the device has been illustrated and described as a flat plate it may be curved to fit the waist of any type of boot or shoe and further if necessary the relative setting of the part 2 to the part 9 may be varied.

This improved abutment device may be placed in position either during the mauufacture or at any time thereafter the angle 3 providing an abutment for the corner ief the heel 5 or, if the part 2 be driven into the heel or positioned in a special recess there-- in, the corner of the heel just below said part will abut the angle 3.

lVhat I claim is An improved abutment device for the heels of footwear comprising a plate having a transverse rib near one end extending across the full width of the plate and arranged to abut the breast of the heel, said end of said plate being sharpened for insertion into a heel and the opposite end por tion of the plate being perforated to receive nails or the like whereby it may be secured to the waist of a boot or shoe, the said rib forming a doubled and folded portion of the plate.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES WESTMORE ELLIS. 

